Fugitive arrested by task force and Barrington police

Wednesday

Jan 9, 2013 at 7:23 AMJan 9, 2013 at 12:02 PM

CONCORD – Tuesday night Carl Carlson was arrested by members of the U.S. Marshals – N.H. Joint Fugitive Task Force in Barrington, N.H.Carlson, 36 whose last known address was in Nashua, had been wanted on two outstanding arrest warrants. The first was a warrant issued out of the Hillsborough County Superior Court for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender stemming from multiple N.H. convictions in 1998 for Felonious Sexual Assault. The second warrant was a Probation Violation issued by the Rockingham County Superior Court which was part of Carlson's sentence for Witness Tampering.

Carlson was arrested without incident on Nuthatch Loop in Barrington. Although the arrest was without incident, Carlson was found to be in possession of pills in a small bag in one of his pants pockets. These pills will be analyzed by the lab and additional charges may be filed. Carlson's was transported to the Hillsborough County Jail in Manchester for processing and holding pending his initial court appearance.

Last night's arrest was a culmination of the efforts of members of the U.S. Marshal's Fugitive Task Force from N.H. State Probation & Parole, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, along with officers from the Barrington Police Department.